this postcard will be among the ones on display at the gallery. it is also featured in my book 'body parts' which can be purchased at the gallery
Don’t miss Dar Al-Funoon’s Affordable Art Exhibition tonight! My postcards will be for sale among some amazing work by well-known artists. Everything under KD 300! And just tonight from 4-9 pm.
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Filed under: dar al-funoon, My Brother Mohammed, PrettyGreenBullet|The Second Exhibition | Tags: dar al-funoon, Exhibition, photos
I love this photo. it sort of makes me sad and proud of my son at the same time. he really took his job as photo room organizer seriously. although he looks alone in this photo, he had the three ladies presiding over him
For every one of my exhibitions in the past five years, my brother Mohammed Alkandari has been there for me, snapping away. I always value his ‘eye’ and his point of view, and his photos never cease to surprise me. There was absolutely no editing done on these photos taken with his new Leica (which for some reason I want to keep calling Lycra) camera. Thank you, Moh. I love them! (more…)
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The worst thing I could have done to myself after a long week, day and night of exhibition preparation and time was looking at these photos in bed. Whatever exhaustion I felt flew right out of my laughing mouth as I LOLed myself to a state of wakefulness and excitement to get these on the post. But my reasoning got the best of me as I put my camera on the bedside table and forced myself to get to sleep. I’m so happy that people seemed to be enjoying themselves-and am a little disappointed with myself for not crashing a few of the photo sessions!). I hope I have all the names in the right places. I’m sure you’ll let me know if any are wrong!
I hope you enjoy this slideshow taken in the little room in the back, of last night’s visitors by their friends. Best taken with music. (more…)
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a few of my postcards hanging nicely. leaving soon to the gallery to straighten them out
Wow. For someone who doesn’t like to abbreviate, I just slashed the hell out of my title. Sorry, both busy and still a little under the weather. Just wanted to share some of the preparation photos with you. See you all tonight if you can come. Remember the polkadots! (more…)
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Cross the bridge for details! (more…)
Filed under: dar al-funoon, The Kuwait Scene | Tags: bader albassam, black and white, dar al-funoon, Exhibition, photography
two of albassam's photographs recline as the day continues to be beautiful in the courtyard outside this window
One of our trips this morning took us to Dar Al-Funoon gallery in Sharq. We were hoping to get a glimpse of tomorrow night’s show by Kuwaiti photographer Bader Albassam. And we did. I really enjoyed gazing at his prints, done with standard film and natural lighting. Taken on his trips to countries such as Russia, Yemen and Cuba, Albassam captures intimate moments and truly manages to freeze time, inviting the viewer to enjoy the experiences as he experienced them. Good photography and good company: great hugs from Lucy and her friend Noorah Hadeed, and good to see Cuckoo, the resident pigeon, again. (more…)
Filed under: dar al-funoon, The Kuwait Scene | Tags: adel younesi, afshin chizari, dar al-funoon, Exhibition, nima alizadeh, peyman hooshmandzadeh, rozita sharafjahan
I went to the Dar Al-Funoon Gallery this morning with a preconceived idea. A friend of mine wasn’t very impressed with this exhibition and I jumped at the opportunity to voice my opinion about the unfairness of the art world and how, in little Kuwait, we seem to be overlooked by the international art community and overshadowed by Iran’s art force (for the sake of simplicity I’m going to use words like ‘good’, ‘bad’ and ‘art’ to put my points across). I was formulating a spiel in my head that just because it’s Irani doesn’t necessarily mean it’s good. But damn it, yet again I was wrong. Well, partly anyway. And so I discarded my opinions and started afresh. (more…)
Filed under: dar al-funoon, FA Gallery, The Kuwait Scene, The Sultan Gallery | Tags: art, dar al-funoon, fa, gallery, halim al karim, irani, jahed sarbolan, katayoun karami, mohamad mehdi tabatabaie, shideh tami, shima esfandiary
6:30 pm: fa gallery: body language|in the eyes of the iranian artists, in this picture acrylics and LED by mohamad mehdi tabatabaie
7:15:dar al funoon gallery, works by halim al karim
10:00 am: the sultan gallery: 'the children of gaza' featuring limited edition prints by dia azzawi
Filed under: dar al-funoon, Watercolor | Tags: bayt abdullah, charity, dar al-funoon, Exhibition, ink, kacch, Kuwait, watercolor
the world's second best juggler, 2010, watercolor and ink on canvas, approx. 12 x 16 cm
In October Dar Al Funoon will be hosting its second Bayt Abdullah exhibition to generate funds for the children’s hospice, commissioned by KACCH to provide specialized care for children who are not expected to reach adulthood. Works will be sold at a token price so don’t miss it! I’ll post the details and a map closer to the exhibition opening.
Filed under: dar al-funoon, Exhibitions, fairuz | Tags: dar al-funoon, exhbition, fairuz, gallery, Kuwait, summer
I am proud to say that Fairuz is now hanging at the Dar Al-Funoon Gallery as part of its annual summer exhibit. The gallery, situated in the Behbehani Villas in Sharq (see map), is open twice a day every day except for Friday and Saturday. Times: 10am-1pm/4pm-7pm
Thanks to photographer Khaled Al-Saleh and Simon Balsom for the photos.
Filed under: dar al-funoon, Sometimes I think I'm a photographer | Tags: dar al-funoon, fooling around, fun, gallery, Kuwait, mannequins, noon collection, photography
yasmine, what have you done?
Last Ramadan, Yasmine and I visited Dar Al-Funoon at the last minute to check out the Noon Collection. Unfortunately, the skirt that Yasmine had seen in the catalog and loved had been sold. But when life gives you lemons, you make lemon merangue pie, or in our case, try on some other lovely outfits and bug Vessant who was trying in vain to put the mannequins away. (more…)
